Navigating the International Student Experience
What is more difficult than applying to graduate school? Applying to graduate school as an international student! Columbia has a great rep..
My Decade Long “Summer Break”
Surrounded by my collages at the opening of “Stunt Show” at the Dayton Visual Art Center in June 2016.
After my last post about my gra..
Pack a Lunch, It’s Field Trip Time!
I can’t remember the last time I was on a field trip for school. Once in a theatre undergrad class we were scheduled to go to the Lyric Op..
Creation
Creation.
Creation can be a very complicated and overwhelming concept.
Having the freedom to create can be a very powerful thing, bu..
So, You Want a Photo MFA? Things to Consider!
You’ve been thinking about it for a while, and you think you might really kinda want to go for your master’s in photography. Good for ..
3 Weeks Into Class!
Hey there Everyone!
We have a lot of exciting things happening this semester so far. We have composer Heather McIntosh doing a resi..
Reading Really Does Help Your Writing
As writers, we’re always told the best work goes through multiple drafts and revision processes before it’s the best it can be. And ev..
Preparing to Give a Reading
Liz Forsythe (Poetry MFA 2016) in the spring Department of Creative Writing reading series
When people ask me what exactly an MFA is a..
The secret existence of a 3rd year DMT student
Welcome to Columbia, the Marginalia blog and the new academic year at Columbia College Chicago. My name is Jessica, I am the ambassado..
Welcome to Film School!
The 2016 Cinema Art + Science Creative Producing and Directing students
Hey y’all! My name is Sarah James and I am a first-year Creati..